Cruiser804
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Thread locker or sealant?
What's the green stuff? (1 Viewer)
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Thread locker AND sealant.
Cruiser804
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Is there a preferred alternative? I have a replaca from City Racer and it does come with it.
couple wraps of teflon tape, you'll be fine
pb4ugo
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I tend to stay away from thread tape because it can shred when threaded in or out and tear off in strips and contaminate the fluid your trying to contain. I prefer using a thread paste or plummers thread sealant. They usually have teflon in it. It comes it tubes or jars w/a brush.
What's the problem with using an Aisin factory part as is, with the thread sealant they selected?
Cruiser804
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NLA from what I can tell. Others are but not this specific one.
If you have to use your own sealant (not supplied on part), this stuff is the best for a DIY and readily available. Loctite (since being acquired by Henkel) also has some very good (German) thread locker/sealants.
The picture you posted is of a NLA part? Aisin is printed right on it. You wanted to know what the green stuff was, Aisin apparently put it there, what am I missing?
Cruiser804
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The item picture is for reference. This is the one I am looking to install that came from City Racer
WarDamnEagle
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No temperature rating shown. Their website says "see technical data sheet" but then they don't give you one.
I would go with the Permatex or equivalent.
WarDamnEagle
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Thanks didn't see that. I assumed this might be a manifold or block fitting; maybe not. OP doesn't say.
Cruiser804
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Not green but this looks like the right thing.
www.permatex.com
Permatex Seal + Lock Thread Compound
The Next Generation of Thread Compounds! Permatex™ Seal + Lock Thread Compound is a one-of-a-kind product that combines the power of a thread sealant and a threadlocker into one. Current products on the market can only seal or lock, but Permatex has created a revolutionary product that does...
www.permatex.com
All of those sensors into coolant circuit are pipe thread; they don't need locker, just high-temp sealant.
